Mystery of a Roomer and a Street Girl’s Promise
Joe Drummond loves Sidney Page who herself seeks independence away from old norms on a sunlit Midwestern street. Sidney rents a room to K Le Moyne a weary man facing poverty and past hurts. The pair form a fragile bond as both confront limits of love and ambition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nottingham
Joe Drummond
Joe
Sidney
Froomer
le Moyne
Harriet
Crood
Ile
Wilson
Thanksgiving Turkey Folklore and Fowl Wit from Washington Star
A Washington Star report strolls a Texas market observing Thanksgiving prep. An old Vizzinha farmer derides turkeys as brainless, claiming they drown in rain and lack gumption, while noting wild birds would vanish if all were as foolish as his stock. He ponders why creators gave them no minds and what fame does to turkeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Eivery
Joe
Ilis
Nilanthus
Suu
Suumer
Sid
Joel
Harriet
Palmer Howe
Christine
Palmer
Ife
Arip
Vizzinha
United States
Washington Star
Cranberry Industry Concentrated In Three States
Government specialists report the cranberry industry is practically confined to Massachusetts New Jersey and Wisconsin. The three states produce about 860 003 barrels in Massachusetts 150 000 in New Jersey and 75 000 in Wisconsin annually. The industry is gradually extending to Minnesota Michigan and Oregon where marshes and favorable climates exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Oregon
Prepared Nation Boasts Odd Wartime Pie Parody
A playful, surreal speech mocks military shortages and preparedness by promising cannons and planes while boasting pumpkin pies and peaches as secret weapons. The speaker imagines submarines, aeroplanes, and grainy weapons giving America an unlikely edge against invaders.
Thanksgiving on a Plantation Folklore and Fearful Harvest
A historical account describes Thanksgiving at a cotton plantation with a master’s open gratuity and workers’ bounty. It notes a celebratory hunt for possums by Black laborers using torches, followed by a communal feast and preparations of ginger beer, cider, and improvised tables in the plantation buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Possum
Parn
Possum
Tees Nation
Enem y of the Cranberry Root Worm
Government and agriculture experts recommend fertilizing cranberry bogs to boost plant growth and reduce damage from the cranberry root worm. The approach, not previously common, aims to lower losses at Thanksgiving by strengthening cranberry plants against the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Worthy Supplication Prayer Note
A brief religious reflection expresses gratitude for blessings and asks for guidance to honor the land, founders, and destiny in a communal Amen.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seeman
By Mary Roberts
Rinehart
Chapter
Dreamer
Kathe
K. le Moyne
Miss Page
Kenneth
King
Kerr
Love
Aniesh
AL Twe
Turkey
By Douglas Malloch
America
Western Now
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